Criminals are using the cost of living crisis to scam the public – don’t become a victim
New warning from Action Fraud about cost of living scams in the run up to Christmas.
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New warning from Action Fraud about cost of living scams in the run up to Christmas.
Cyber security and law enforcement partners join together to issue warning ahead of Black Friday and Christmas sales.
Action Fraud is urging the public to be aware of scam emails claiming to be from Ofgem as the cost of living crisis continues.
In this months edition Cyber Safe Warwickshire are raising awareness of 'Friend in need' scams whereby criminals are posing as a friend or family member in need claiming that they need money urgently to pay a bill. As well as this, bogus 'OFGEM' Emails offering energy grants, young investors being targeted by Bitcoin Scams and a warning to protect your loved ones from callous criminals as new tactics are being used by courier fraudsters.
Action Fraud is warning people to be vigilant following reports of hacked social media accounts.
A convincing WhatsApp scam where criminals pose as a friend or family member in need has cost victims over £1.5 million this year.
Action Fraud has launched a national awareness campaign to urge the public to think twice before handing over money and personal information when booking holidays.
The warning comes as a new list of tactics used by courier fraudsters has been unveiled by the City of London Police.
In this months edition we're raising awareness of new data from Action Fraud, where it has been reported that more than £50 million has been lost to remote access tool scams in the last year as well as a warning of a rise in ticket fraud, fraudulent NHS text messages and a warning that Parents and schools are concerned about of a character by the name of Huggy Wuggy.
More than £50 million was lost last year to scams where victims are tricked into handing over control of their computer or smartphone to criminals.
The videos show a blue teddy-bear like character with sharp teeth, singing about hugging and killing.
Welcome to the February Cyber Scam Newsletter, this month we're raising awareness of an article from Action Fraud warning of Romance Fraud and for family members of online daters to help protect their relatives as in, May 2021 losses were reportedly totalled at £14.6million. As well as this, online shopping fraud reports of bogus e-scooters hits over 350, Apple publishing an Airtag safety guide amid harassment and stalking fears and a warning: don't fall victim to fraudulent investment opportunities as investment scams can be hard to spot.
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